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Festival Recordings: Michigan Narrative Stage: Migration to Michigan; The Flint Sit-Down Strike

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Creator

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Michigan Program 1987 Washington, D.C.

Performer

Christensen, Burt
Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991
Foster, Shirley
Hammons Family

Collection Creator

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Contents

GEORGE HAMMON, MARGE HAMMON, MEL HAMMON, RON HAMMON, HAMMON FAMILY; FRED AHEARN, SHIRLEY FOSTER, BURT CHRISTENSON, NELLIE SIMONS, BERDENE "BUD" SIMONS MIGRATION TO MICHIGAN; SIT-DOWN STRIKE 1 OF 4

Track Information

101 Migration to Michigan / Hammons Family. 102 Sit-Down Strike: The Birth of the U.A.W / Burt Christensen, Fred Ahearn, Shirley Foster.
sova.cfch.sff.1987_ref783

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5c148a0d8-a0cf-480e-9611-47a361f78df5

Local Numbers

FP-1987-CT-0266

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note

Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 27, 1987.

Place

United States
Washington (D.C.)
Michigan
Davison (Mich.)
Flint (Mich.)

Topic

Oral history
Migration
Strikes and lockouts
Automobile industry workers

Creator

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Michigan Program 1987 Washington, D.C.

Performer

Christensen, Burt
Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991
Foster, Shirley
Hammons Family

Culture

Americans
Anglo-American

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife / Series 4: Michigan / Audio

Function

Labor unions

Extent

compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)

Date

1987 June 27

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.SFF.1987, Item FP-1987-CT-0266

Type

Archival materials
Sound cassettes

Collection Rights

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Restrictions

Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
CFCH.SFF.1987_ref783
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5c148a0d8-a0cf-480e-9611-47a361f78df5
CFCH.SFF.1987
CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1538498415784-1538498419077-1

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